Garment stay



Sept. 18, 1934. J; J SCHLAEPFER 1,974,162

GARMENT STAY Filed July 18, 1932 INVENTOR, HM

HIS ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 18, 1934 PATENT OFFICE GARMENT STAY John J. Schlaepfer,

San Francisco, Calif.

Application July 18, 1932, Serial No. 623,117

Claims.

My invention relates to a garment stay; and one of the objects of the invention is the provision of a stay for preserving the shape of a shirt front or bosom.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which with the foregoing will be set forth in the following description of my invention. It is understood that I do not limit myself to this disclosure of species of my invention, as I may adopt variant embodiments thereof within the scope of the claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my garment stay.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of my invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of another modified form of my invention.

Broadly my invention comprises a garment stay embodying at one end a button, as commonly used in a soft shirt, adapted to take the place of the usual front collar button, and; at the other end means for engaging the fabric of the shirt front or bosom so as to retain the bosom without bulging or wrinkles. The ordinary soft bosom shirt has a way of bulging out over the upper part of the chest in a manner which is objectionable to the man who is careful of his personal appearance. My stay is intended to prevent this climbing of the shirt bosom, and to keep it down and in orderly arrangement.

In greater detail my invention comprises a splint 2 preferably made from a thin narrow strip of metal which is fiexible and resilient. I have found a length of about 9 inches to be satisfactory.

At the upper end of the splint as shown in Figure 1, is fixed the shank 3 of the button 4. For convenience a collar button of ordinary shape may be utilized and the end of the splint may be provided with two prongs 6 between which the shank of the button lies, the prongs resting upon and being fixed to the base 7 of the button. If preferred the construction may be as shown in Figure 3 in which the end 8 of the splint is enlarged to form the base of the button and the shank 9' of the button mounted upon it.

In either case the end of the splint is bent slightly as shown at 11 so that the main body of the splint lies at an angle less than a right angle with the axis of the shank. This angular relation of the parts is desirable so that the button will not be thrown out of position when the splint takes its natural position when in use.

At the other end of the splint is a barb 11 which may be secured to the splint in any desired manner, but is preferably a short piece of wire sharpened at one end and threaded through apertures in the splint as shown.

In Figure 2 I have shown a stay in which a hinge joint 12 is provided between the body of the splint and the button proper. This pivotal connection permits the parts to assume the desired angular relation when in use.

The stay of my invention is put into use by inserting the button in the front buttonholes of the shirt in place of the collar button commonly 7 used. The splint is then flexed a small amount sufficient to engage the barb in the material of the seam, so that the slight tension on the flexible resilient splint holds the seam and. therefore the shirt front smooth and fiat across the chest.

I claim:

1. A stay for preserving the shape of a shirt bosom, comprising a button adapted to engage the buttonhole in the shirt band, a splint attached to the button and adapted to extend downwardly along the shirt bosom, and a barb on the lower end of the splint for engaging the shirt bosom to prevent relative movement between the splint and shirt bosom.

2. A stay for preserving the shape of a shirt bosom, comprising a button adapted to engage the buttonhole in the shirt band, a splint pivotally attached to the button and adapted to extend downwardly along the shirt bosom, and means on the lower end of the splint for engaging the shirt bosom.

3. A stay for preserving the shape of a shirt bosom, comprising a shanked button, a flexible resilient strip connected to the shank and ex-- tending therefrom at an angle less than ninety degrees, and a barb fixed on the other end of the strip and protruding therefrom to catch in the fabric of the shirt.

4. A stay for preserving the shape of a shirt bosom, comprising a shanked button, a flexible resilient strip pivotally cormected to the base of the shank, and means on the other end of the strip for engaging the shirt bosom.

5. A shirt bosom stay comprising a splint, a collar button secured at one end of the splint, and a barb adapted to catch the fabric of the shirt fixed at the other end of said splint.

JOHN J. SCHLAEPFER. 

